Venice authorities revealed they will begin charging visitors to the city 5€ (around 5.40 USD) to enter for a day trip starting in 2024. The fee will be applied to 30 days over the calendar year, mostly on busy days during holiday weekends, Carnevale time and other days with peak tourist predictions. The specific dates are yet to be determined, …
Naples is home to the first national first national museum dedicated to Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso. Set to open this month 150 years after Caruso’s birth in the same city, the museum will be inside the Royal Palace of Naples in the Sala Dorica rooms. Enrico Caruso had a career that spanned continents. He came from humble beginnings and rose …
Gold letters on a wood plaque on the deck read: “Non chi comincia ma quel che persevera“ meaning “Not the one who begins but the one who perseveres“ The Italian Navy’s oldest vessel, the Amerigo Vespucci, set sail on July 1 from the port city of Genoa and embarked on a 20-month world tour. Throughout its entire journey, the Italian flag …
So my Regent Seven Seas cruise has incredible timing as it departs from Rome’s Civitavecchia port on April 29, 2024. That means I can attend the Festa della Madonna delle Grazie in my ancestral hometown in Campania (about 2.5 hours south) the day before, April 28th. I want to invite as many of you to join me as we can accommodate. I am creating a special 3-night …
Buona sera da Modena! I’ve just finished five days of filming for Season 3 of Dream of Italy on PBS and mio Dio, I don’t even have the words to describe what I saw and felt. Chances are you know Chef Massimo Bottura? He has three Michelin stars, the restaurant Osteria Francescana that he owns with his American-born wife Lara …
This article originally appeared in the February/March 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. Visit the Tuscan town of Arezzo and prepare to be transported back in time at the Fiera Antiquaria in Piazza Grande. Browse vintage furniture, paintings, jewelry, kitchen gadgets, previously loved books and more. Holding the vintage champagne glasses in your hands, you can try to guess the …
This article originally appeared in the February/March 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. After filming this February in Modena and before flying home from Milan, I wanted a few days of relaxation and beauty in northern Italy. But where? Particularly in winter? Yes, even as an Italy travel expert, I don’t always have the immediate answers. The first thought given …
This article originally appeared in the February/March 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. If you have read Frances Mayes’ bestselling memoir or watched the movie Under the Tuscan Sun like me, you’ve probably dreamed of visiting the magical town of Cortona and wondered about that villa called Bramasole, which means “to yearn for the sun,” that plays center stage. [You can …
This article originally appeared in the February/March 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. Italy’s past and present passions collide around Lake Garda. Ancient thermal waters run into spa pools at ultra modern hotels. Ruins of Roman villas rest above the lake speckled with windsurfers chasing adrenaline under neon sails. Lago di Garda is the largest lake in Italy and touches the …
This article originally appeared in the February/March 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. Casa Dreosti is a dream come true. “I was in Cortona 24 years ago as a tourist. I decided that day, that in the future I wanted to move to Cortona and live here. It is a place of history, art, food, and wine,” says Jeroen Janeke. Holding …
